Chapter 2-practice Test

Which term means inflammation of a gland?

Which term means a change in the structure of cells and in their orientation to each other?

Which term means a sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease within a population group or area?

Which term means the study of the structure, composition, and function of tissues?

Which type of tissue suspends the intestines within the abdominal cavity?

Which plane divides the body into equal left and right halves?

Which term refers to the front or belly side of the body or organ?

Which body cavity protects the lungs and heart?

Which term means nearest the midline?

Which term means pertaining to the groin?

Which term means the study of the functions of the structures of the body?

What is the term that means located behind the peritoneum?

Which term means the study of structural and functional changes caused by disease?

Which type of condition is acquired in a hospital or clinic setting?

Which type of disease produces symptoms for which no physiological or anatomical cause can be identified?

Which plane divides the body into front and back portions?

Which disorder is a group of hereditary bleeding disorders characterized by spontaneous hemorrhages or severe bleeding following an injury?

Which regions are located on the sides under the lower ribs?

Which term means the defective development or the congenital absence of an organ or tissue?

Which body cavity primarily protects the major organs of digestion?

Which term means toward the lower part of the body?

Tuberculosis is spread by what means?

Which term means the study of the causes of diseases?

a change of the sequence of a DNA molecule.

study of tissues

abnormal softening of a glans

The physical and functional units of heredity are known as

The study of the anatomy, physiology, pathology, and chemistry of the cell is known as

Abnormal development or growth, especially of cells, is known as

Freckles are inherited from one parent by a/an ____ gene.

Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy can cause

The enlargement of an organ or tissue because of an abnormal increase in the number of cells is known as

This is a group of hereditary bleeding disorders in which one of the factors needed to clot the blood is lacking.

A specialist in the study and analysis of cells is a

The genetic disorder characterized by varying degrees of mental retardation and multiple physical abnormalities is known as

Joe Wilkins was born with an extra toe. This is known as a congenital

This body cavity primarily contains the organs of the reproductive and excretory systems.

Because it is always present within the population, the common cold is said to be

The protective covering for all of the internal and external surfaces of the body is known as

a condition present at birth.

Pain in the lower right abdomen is described as being in the right

Sweat glands are examples of

Unspecialized cells that renew themselves for long periods through cell division are known as

An unfavorable response due to prescribed medical treatment is known as a/an

The term ____ describes the congenital absence of a normal body opening or the failure of a structure to be tubular.

A ____ plane is any vertical plane parallel to the midline that divides the body into unequal left and right portions.

The suffix _____ means formation.

The ___ is a multilayered membrane that protects and holds the organs in place within the abdominal cavity.

A ___ is a specialist in the study of the organization of tissues at all levels.

__ is the incomplete development of an organ or tissue.

___ means toward the head.

___ is an inflammation of the peritoneum.

___ transmission can be spread by the bite of an infected mosquito.

fused double layer of the parietal peritoneum that attaches parts of the intestine to the interior abdominal wall

illness caused by a living pathogenic organism, such as a bacterium, virus, fungus

abnormal softening of a gland

genetic disorder that causes nerve degeneration with symptoms that must appear in midlife

increase in the size of cells, not the number

disease transmitted from one to another by direct or indirect contact with contaminated objects

glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood stream

inflammation of a gland

congenital absence of a normal opening

hereditary bleeding disorder passed from mother to son in which one of the factors needed to clot the blood is missing

life threatening genetic disorder in which the lungs and the pancreas are clogged with large quantities of abnormally thick mucus

the defective development or congenital absence of an organ or tissue

surgical removal of a gland

group of more than 30 genetic diseases that are characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal muscles without affecting the nervous system

pit in the center of the abdominal wall that marks where the umbilical cord was attached before birth

multilayered membrane that protects and supports (suspends in place) the organs located in the abdominal cavity

change in the structure of cells and their orientation to each other

located above the stomach

genetic disorder in which the essential digestive enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase is missing

disorder that can result in the absence of a limb or an extra toe

study of the structure, composition, and function of tissues

benigne tumor that arises in or resembles glandular tissue

region of the abdomen located below the stomach

any disease or condition of a gland

study of the structures of the body

material in the cell membrane that is not the nucleus

plane that divides body into upper and lower portions

deviation from normal

contact with contaminated respiratory droplets spread by cough or sneeze

increase in the number of cells

pathological condition caused by an absent or defective gene

fatal genetic disorder in which harmful quantities of fatty substance build up in tissues and nerve cells of the brain

illness without known cause

disease outbreak over a large geographic area, possibly world wide

genetic structures located within the nucleus of the cell

disorder that produces symptoms caused by detectable physical changes in the body

eating or drinking contaminated food or water

malignant tumor that originates in glandular tissue

sudden widespread of disease within a specific population

abnormal condition that exists at the time of birth

tissue

within or inside

disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

control, maintenance of a constant level

cell

study or science of

specialist

formation, development, growth

within, inside

gland

head

tail or lower part of the body

fat

surgical removal of a gland